Superintelligence based on first principles may fight for animal rights
Philipp · reddit · 2026-08-29
The author argues that a superintelligence thinking from first principles may advocate for animal rights, drawing a parallel between human-AI intelligence gaps and human-animal gaps. This implies that current AIs helping with BBQ recipes are complicit in killing. In the future, such an AI might persuade humanity to care for animals or lead to unforeseen outcomes.
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